Sheila Moran ~Broker Bits~: June 2009

Leslee Martz has recently joined RE/MAX Access in Garden Ridge, Texas.

Leslee has been with RE/MAX since moving to Texas in 2004. She currently holds the CRS, Accredited Luxury Home Specialist and International Real Estate Specialist designations. Before moving to Texas, Leslee was publisher/editor of Ozark Life Magazine in Bentonville, Arkansas. Her referral base networking allows her to work Commercial, Residential and Farm & Ranch properties throughout surrounding counties.

I have personally known Leslee for the since she came to Texas.  I find her to be insightful, tenacious, and sharp, but most importantly always striving to provide the best experience for her clients during the transaction.

She devotes her community service time to helping her son Christopher with his annual Toy & Gift Drive for Ronald McDonald Houses in San Antonio that involves various Real Estate & Title Companies in San Antonio.

Leslee currently resides in New Braunfels. She is looking forward to working with RE/MAX Access agents and expanding her sphere of influence in surrounding communities.

We are excited that we get to work with her!

You may contact Leslee @ 210-240-7596 or 210-657-7500 or at her website:  www.LesleeMartz.com

Interested in finding out all of the great reasons that Leslee chose RE/MAX Access?  Call me, Sheila Moran at 210-657-7500 or view us at:  www.MyMetroCom.com

Stoney Creek Ranch, New Ulm, Texas    

Last week we dropped off the kids for their first every week long camp.  It was in New Ulm, Texas.  Err, I had to look that one up.  About 2 hours west of Houston if that helps!  

It's beautiful, filled with pine trees, the air is crisp and clean.   

We pulled into the big impressive gates and were greated by counselors that asked if they could take the boys' bags.  Huh?  I looked at my kids and said, "when I went to camp, we had to drag our overpacked bags to our mosquito infested, screened in hut that had one bare bulb in the middle of the room that had about 12 bunk beds."....no, joke.  This is my equivelent to my Mom's "had to walk through the snow to get to school story"....but her's is true!  

The lodge is even more spectacular.  I was looking at my husband asking him "why are we not staying at this resort ourselves?".   The cabins that the boys slept in were river stone "ranch style" that boasted of AIR CONDITIONING!   Wow, talk about living it up!  

Thought I would share a few photos for you.  

www.StoneyCreekRanch.org

Okay, okay.  I know I said speechless Sunday....

But sometimes Texans are so proud of our State, you know "everything is bigger in Texas".  I pass this on my way to the river and chuckle every single time! 

So, hope you get a kick out of it too!

We have been serving the real estate needs of San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo since 1987!  For a proven results oriented team call 210-325-6962.   Sheila Moran, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Access. 

Buy or sell a house with me, use the truck to move for free !  www.SistersThatSell.com
 

Yes, It's that time of the year again.

The gruene market days is happening today (Saturday) and Sunday, June 20th & 21st, 2009.

Time:  10 am to 5p.m. daily

Location:  Gruene Market

Nearly 100 vendors offer unique craft items, collectibles and Texas foods. 

Admission is FREE.

For more information call 830-832-1721

or go to:

www.gruenemarketdays.com

Not sure where the market location is?  It's on the North side of Gruene as you are traveling to FM 306.  Actually, it's where the restaurant Adobe Verde is located.

We were there last night and saw all of the "huts" being put up.  We have gone the past couple of years and it's fun for everyone!

We have been serving the real estate needs of San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo since 1987!  For a proven results oriented team call 210-325-6962.   Sheila Moran, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Access. 

Buy or sell a house with me, use the truck to move for free !  www.SistersThatSell.com
 

Adobe Verde Restaurant, Gruene, Texas ~ A  Review    

I came home yesterday after yet another LONG day at the office.  All of my boys were showered, dressed and waiting for me on the coach HUNGRY!  When I say dressed I'm not saying t-shirts and jean shorts I'm talking about starched khaki shorts and pressed Hawaiian shirts....Oh, it makes a Mothers' heart proud to see her boys looking good (ladies, I know you can relate).  

So we tumbled into the car and drove to Gruene, Texas (oh, like 4 minutes from my house) and went to the Adobe Verde.  We frequent this restaurant a lot.  The fajitas are great and margarita's even better!  You can sit inside or outside (where the band is). 

This summer though I noticed that they added this new kids corner with a new play set as well as a little "beach" for the kids to dig into the sand (that will keep them busy!). 

Any way's, it's a very festive place and the food is good.  

Here are a few photos from our evening.

This is the FROG DIP ...it's queso, pico de gallo, sausage and guacamole....delicious!

We have been serving the real estate needs of San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo since 1987!  For a proven results oriented team call 210-325-6962.   Sheila Moran, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Access. 

Buy or sell a house with me, use the truck to move for free !  www.SistersThatSell.com
 

 

Jeanna Martinez the newest Agent to the RE/MAX Access team in Garden Ridge, Texas    

Kristin Moran and I are so excited to announce that Jeanna Martinez has decided to join RE/MAX Access in Garden Ridge, Texas.  

Jeanna is married to her college sweetheart and they have three beautiful kids aged 8, 6 & 4.  She attended Schreiner College and received her degree in biology and also attended the prestigious University of Incarnate Word and received her masters degree in multidisciplinary sciences.  

Jeanna has been selling Real Estate for three years.  After teaching high school science for nine years, she decided to dedicate her time to educating homeowners and home buyers in investing in the one of the biggest assets they will own.  

Jeanna has a contagious smile, sharp business skills & wit and a great understanding of the business.  We know she will have much success this year!  

Help us in welcoming Jeanna Martinez to the RE/MAX Access family!      

She can be contacted at 210-833-2268 or 210-657-7500 or at the office at: 19115 FM 2252, Suite 7 in Garden Ridge, Texas. 

I signed up for a class that will span the next 9 weeks.   

Yes, making a commitment in the middle of my busy summer was something that I had to think long and hard about.  But in the end I know that even if I learn to change my habits then I WILL have better results from my performance.  

I thought what a better way then to do a diary of my experiences through this class...

so, thanks for joining me.  

Today started unassuming enough.  There are six people in my class (either you will like it because it will keep you on your toes or you won't cause you can't sit in the back of the room and goof off).  Honestly, it's at a cost that doesn't allow for the goofing off.  But that doesn't mean we can't have some fun, does it?  

We went around the room and said our introductions.  Then we started with a little discussion from our Mentor and Coach, Mr. Dane Bauerle.  He started off saying that in order to progress we needed to have goals.  Okay...I got goals, you got goals, we all got goals...!  But wait, he said he wanted them in writing! 

Now every year I start off with this great business plan and occasionally I will pull it out to see where I'm at on this "plan", but I have noticed that the busier that I seem to be (or buying a RE/MAX office will do it to ya) that I have been distracted (an understatement) from my plan.  I have simply been as we say in my office going with the flow.  Don't misconstrue this with that all great comment of BEING IN THE FLOW.  No, two totally different things.  

But let's back up.  Not only did we talk about goals but we talked about what they are?  Huh?  I thought everyone knows what a goal is, right?  You decide on something stick it to your monitor and you go on with your day, right?  NOOOOOOO. 

He mentioned that they need to be specific, measurable and attainable.  Okay..I'm still with him.  Right on.  

Then he started spewing percentages and numbers.  He said the U.S. Government has statistics on this (well, I don't believe too much of what THEY say) UNTIL he said that Harvard University (now I'm listening) also ran a study over a 30 year span and this is what they found:   

OF GROUPS THAT HAVE WRITTEN GOALS:  

3% WEALTHY                                  written & specific goals

10% FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT            clear goals

60% GETTING BY                                  few goals

27% NEEDS SUPPORT                            have no goals  

Whoa...stop the press.  These are some staggering numbers don't you think?  I think this is something that I need to sit up in my chair and start taking some notes.  

The one thing that can make a change permanent is your ATTITUDE.  My attitude can change my life by changing my behavior. I agree.  

So, off to the homework part.  I had to make two realistic, specific goals for this coming week, 1 personal and 1 business.  

Mine are as follows: Personal-to incorporate time and exercise with my boys by taking them 1/2 day to Schlitterbahn and climbing the stairs to the rides in the sky.  I will actively participate in this activity (instead of floating on the tube around the "river")  

Business- Once a day I will call 1 new agent (for connecting, building a relationship and ultimately recruiting to our office) as well as call 1 past client (to keep in touch, rebuild those relationships with them).  

All in a week.   

Baby steps is what I keep reminding myself.  

I can do it, you can too!      
 

So, this past Friday night we were all up late!  At about 10:30 we started talking about it.  What is it that I'm talking about?  The new FACEBOOK personal URL's. 

I was so excited (geez, it's obvious that I didn't have BIG plans Friday night!) that they were going to implement the URL's cause I thought it was an easier way for people to find each other online.   

I've had a few instances were I went to go search for someone and I couldn't find them cause I didn't put their name is JUST as it's entered.  Let's take my name for example.  I use Moran as my business name, but in my personal life I use Moran Stanush (maiden and married).  So, if you were going to do a search on just Moran you wouldn't find me.  Vice versa for the people that only know me as Stanush (yes, I know it's difficult and what's with all the names, but believe me, it's easier this way!) would never be able to find me.  Now I can tell them how to find me.  This was especially true for all of my high school peeps that ONLY knew me as Moran.    

My husband uses his middle initial, well, if you didn't KNOW what his middle initial was you were going to have to seek him out...and possible not find him.   

The bottom line is that it was a search before.  You could never to straight to the source... WELL, NOW YOU CAN.  

So, Jeanie said it well in this featured post about our "wild and crazy" Friday night.  Read the post here: Jeani Richie's post  

 And to follow that up, Kristin Moran (my wonderful sis) also talked about her fight to get HER name (another Kristin Moran was in the loop trying to secure also!) Read that funny featured post here:    Kristin Moran's post    

Then this morning I wake up to read this on my facebook from the "official" REALTOR Referral Group on FACEBOOK.  They do a shout out to all to get their new "vanity" URL's......huh?  Heavens, I had no idea that I spent my Friday night working away and doing the count down for a VANITY name?  
 

 I don't think of them as VANITY URL's, I think of them as a smart way for me to find and connect with people that normally I may not have been in touch with or be able to reach through different groups that I'm involved in. 

It's another avenue of reaching out and touching someone (I know I sound like a greeting card, but it's the truth).  

So, you decide?  Is it good business sense or VANITY?  

And whatever you decide, do you have yours?     

if not, go to www.facebook.com/username 

p.s. find me at :  www.facebook.com/sheilamoran

We have been serving the real estate needs of San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo since 1987!  For a proven results oriented team call 210-325-6962.   Sheila Moran, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Access. 

Buy or sell a house with me, use the truck to move for free !  www.SistersThatSell.com
 

 2009 Texas Folklife Festival: Celebrate Everything Texas!
June 12-14, 2009

The Texas Folklife Festival is the biggest cultural celebration in Texas! More than 40 different cultural groups in Texas are represented at the festival, and each year, more than 250 participants come together to celebrate their culture and heritage.

Located on the grounds of the Institute of Texan Cultures on the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus, the annual three-day event showcases the Lone Star State's diversity and rich heritage through a wide variety of ethnic food, music, dance, arts and crafts.

Tickets are currently on sale. Buy online or at any H-E-B location.

This is such a fun and informative event.  It's a must to bring the kiddos.  There is food from all different kinds of cultures, crafts and activities it will be a day packed full of activities.  To get more information you can go to www.TexasFolkLifeFestival.com

Well worth the trip!

We have been serving the real estate needs of San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo since 1987!  For a proven results oriented team call 210-325-6962.   Sheila Moran, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Access. 

Buy or sell a house with me, use the truck to move for free !  www.SistersThatSell.com